tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post2284272618414169298..comments2023-07-26T03:17:50.242-07:00Comments on E-book comments: 1.5% of coworkers buying ereaders per weekwannabuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post-6924859318504449752011-05-09T03:29:07.006-07:002011-05-09T03:29:07.006-07:00Hi Neil,
Interesting article here on Kobo: http:/...Hi Neil,<br /><br />Interesting article here on Kobo: http://gigaom.com/2011/05/08/kobo-rides-the-shockwave-of-interest-in-e-books/<br /><br />DaveDavid Gaughranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236692339928690142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post-66982000036532261392011-05-03T07:29:12.055-07:002011-05-03T07:29:12.055-07:00David,
Great find. If UK ebooks were 6% in 2010,...David,<br /><br />Great find. If UK ebooks were 6% in 2010, it is quite possible they are witnessing the same explosive growth that US ebook sales are witnessing. <br /><br />IMHO, it will take a Kindle Tablet to 'crack open,' other international book markets. Once the UK joins the US in being majority ebooks (2013 at the latest), it will 'pull' the rest of the world.<br /><br />Will they embrace ebooks, or will we enter an era of 'contraband' ebooks? ;) <br /><br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post-19488333674935638172011-05-03T02:45:06.226-07:002011-05-03T02:45:06.226-07:00Hi Neil,
I got some more figures you might like. ...Hi Neil,<br /><br />I got some more figures you might like. It looks like things are really taking off in the UK. Everyone had been saying they were a year behind the US, but it's clear now that gap is closing.<br /><br />The Publishers Association has revealed staggering e-book growth in the UK in 2010.<br /><br />In figures just released today, e-book sales - across all categories - have grown to over £16m ($26m), growing by over 300% on 2009 levels. By end of December 2010, they had captured 6% of the market.<br /><br />They didn't release a full breakdown of the figures, but did say that both adult fiction and non-fiction grew by 300%, and, bucking the trend we have seen in the US, children's/YA grew *faster* - by over 500%.<br /><br />These figures did not include what the PA calls "consumer reference" digital sales (presumably dictionaries and encyclopaedias etc.) which showed strong sales of £14m ($23m).<br /><br />Very interesting.<br /><br />Full article here from <a href="http://www.thebookseller.com/news/digital-sales-now-worth-6-e-books-grow-300-2010.html" rel="nofollow">The Bookseller</a>David Gaughranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236692339928690142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post-56088260228958345012011-05-01T13:19:12.228-07:002011-05-01T13:19:12.228-07:00Hi Neil,
when I bought a kindle as a gift for a fr...Hi Neil,<br />when I bought a kindle as a gift for a friend the guy (19 year old) said with a big smile on his face, "The kindle has re-kindled my interest in reading..." very interesting comment I thought. It's not just a gadget thing. I really think perhaps our brains have changed a bit and what was once so awkward--reading on a screen, is now no big deal to our brains??? Who knows, but an increase in reading is an increase in reading.<br />kshoop.comkathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174630750897810529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post-69445882958873327552011-05-01T07:55:19.687-07:002011-05-01T07:55:19.687-07:00J.E.,
E-readers are much less obtrusive than physi...J.E.,<br />E-readers are much less obtrusive than physical books. :) I too have have had the "Why are you reading THAT" comments. They drop with ebooks. For some reason half the population wants to mock reading... <br /><br />I noticed on airplanes that passengers do not consider reading a book 'doing something.' They would interrupt. But put on Bose headphones and put something electronic in front... and the person who wouldn't let you read a pbook (and wouldn't really say anything either...) would now let me read. :) <br /><br />Enjoy the reading,<br />Neilwannabuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04297458705683991405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714163871112582556.post-46477752544032300172011-04-30T16:32:41.055-07:002011-04-30T16:32:41.055-07:00I bought my Kindle as an early adopter. I will sa...I bought my Kindle as an early adopter. I will say, I definitely read more with an e-reader on my person than with my traditional paperback. I don't have to fumble with bookmarks (and lose them, grr!) and the e-reader is much more unobtrusive than a physical book. I feel a little that with the prevalence of smartphones, iPads, and e-readers, strangers as a whole gloss over the technology in your hands (as opposed to staring openly at the book you're reading).<br /><br />Sometimes I'm stopped to ask if I like my Kindle (Ab-so-lutely LOVE!) but I have noticed a definite drop in "Why are you reading THAT? I hated that book" or "Insert opinion here". ;) I like my uninterrupted reading!<br /><br />I'm also young-ish (26) but even I make my font sizer a little larger than traditional. I have -6.25/-5.75 vision, so even with my coke-bottle glasses, small text is fuzzy!<br /><br />YA: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RR0WQO" rel="nofollow"><i>Cheat</i></a>, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004WP4ZOQ" rel="nofollow">Liar</a></i><br />Adult: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004OEINV6" rel="nofollow">Shackled</a></i>J. E. Medrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505810773159064262noreply@blogger.com